And so when we are acknowledging historical distrust in our system, especially for Black patients, and how do we maintain that autonomy? Here in the United States, eighty percent of Black patients are seen by Black physicians. We are literally the only demographic that first chooses a physician based on where we feel safe. We choose safety. Where can I first go where there will be no harm done to me, intentionally or unintentionally? Eighty percent of us make that deliberate choice because of that. So that historical context is real. People know it, but also the current healthcare system doesn't really serve, minority populations, African Americans, or even women that well.
We're always falling through the gaps, and for someone like me, who's actually a part of the system and yet not a part of the system, and you're constantly walking back and forth across that line, I see a lot of inequity within our system, and I think people feel it, and they know that it's there. And that's why, for African Americans, we choose safety in our physicians first, and there's really no other group that does that.
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